Science deniers banned on Reddit Science Forum

On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 23:31:17 UTC+1, Uncarollo2 wrote:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.

The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread
winding its way through our political and cultural life,
nurtured by the false notion that democracy means
that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

- Isaac Asimov

The Danes have the same thing:

It's called Janteloven or Jante's Law.

From: http://blogs.denmark.dk/sharmi/2010/...danish-secret/

There are ten different rules in the law as defined by Sandemose, but they are all variations on a single theme and are usually referred to as a homogeneous unit: Don't think you're anyone special or that you're better than us.

The ten rules a

Don't think that you are special.

Don't think that you are of the same standing as us.

Don't think that you are smarter than us.

Don't fancy yourself as being better than us.

Don't think that you know more than us.

Don't think that you are more important than us.

Don't think that you are good at anything.

Don't laugh at us.

Don't think that any one of us cares about you.

Don't think that you can teach us anything.

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 10:44:53 AM UTC-5, Chris.B wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 23:31:17 UTC+1, Uncarollo2 wrote:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.

The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread
winding its way through our political and cultural life,
nurtured by the false notion that democracy means
that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

- Isaac Asimov

The Danes have the same thing:

It's called Janteloven or Jante's Law.

From: http://blogs.denmark.dk/sharmi/2010/...danish-secret/

There are ten different rules in the law as defined by Sandemose, but they are all variations on a single theme and are usually referred to as a homogeneous unit: Don't think you're anyone special or that you're better than us.

The ten rules a

Don't think that you are special.

Don't think that you are of the same standing as us.

Don't think that you are smarter than us.

Don't fancy yourself as being better than us.

Don't think that you know more than us.

Don't think that you are more important than us.

Don't think that you are good at anything.

Don't laugh at us.

Don't think that any one of us cares about you.

Don't think that you can teach us anything.

So, how did all of that work out WRT to the Nazi invasion?

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:01:51 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8:22:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:

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BURP! Look squirrel!!

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:32:07 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:01:51 AM UTC-6, wsne... wrote:
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8:22:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:

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Very original, you fascist.

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:36:59 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:32:07 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:01:51 AM UTC-6, wsne... wrote:
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8:22:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:

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Very original, you fascist.

very original you asshole

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:40:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:36:59 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:32:07 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:01:51 AM UTC-6, wsne... wrote:
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8:22:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:

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Very original, you fascist.

very original you *******

Again, very original, you fascist. (What? Too chicken to make threats, fascist?)

On 12/7/2015 7:22 PM, Uncarollo2 wrote:
Here is a Ph.D. chemist who moderates Reddit's science forum on why they banned climate change deniers. He describes them very accurately.

"After some time interacting with the regular denier posters, it became clear that they could not or would not improve their demeanor. These problematic users were not the common "internet trolls" looking to have a little fun upsetting people. Such users are practically the norm on reddit. These people were true believers, blind to the fact that their arguments were hopelessly flawed, the result of cherry-picked data and conspiratorial thinking. They had no idea that the smart-sounding talking points from their preferred climate blog were, even to a casual climate science observer, plainly wrong. They were completely enamored by the emotionally charged and rhetoric-based arguments of pundits on talk radio and Fox News.

As a scientist myself, it became clear to me that the contrarians were not capable of providing the science to support their "skepticism" on climate change. The evidence simply does not exist to justify continued denial that climate change is caused by humans and will be bad. There is always legitimate debate around the cutting edge of research, something we see regularly. But with climate change, science that has been established, constantly tested, and reaffirmed for decades was routinely called into question.

Over and over, solid peer-reviewed science was insulted as corrupt, while blog posts from fossil-fuel-funded groups were cited as objective fact. Worst of all, they didn't even get the irony of quoting oil-funded blogs that called university scientists biased."

OMG a phd

so let me condense the last 40 years of climate "science"

It began with "OMG we're all going to freeze to death"
then "OMG we're all going to roast"
Now It's "OMG something is going to happen sometime"

I can see why you are all so afraid of debate

LOL

David Staup wrote:
On 12/7/2015 7:22 PM, Uncarollo2 wrote:
Here is a Ph.D. chemist who moderates Reddit's science forum on why they
banned climate change deniers. He describes them very accurately.

"After some time interacting with the regular denier posters, it became
clear that they could not or would not improve their demeanor. These
problematic users were not the common "internet trolls" looking to have
a little fun upsetting people. Such users are practically the norm on
reddit. These people were true believers, blind to the fact that their
arguments were hopelessly flawed, the result of cherry-picked data and
conspiratorial thinking. They had no idea that the smart-sounding
talking points from their preferred climate blog were, even to a casual
climate science observer, plainly wrong. They were completely enamored
by the emotionally charged and rhetoric-based arguments of pundits on
talk radio and Fox News.

As a scientist myself, it became clear to me that the contrarians were
not capable of providing the science to support their "skepticism" on
climate change. The evidence simply does not exist to justify continued
denial that climate change is caused by humans and will be bad. There is
always legitimate debate around the cutting edge of research, something
we see regularly. But with climate change, science that has been
established, constantly tested, and reaffirmed for decades was routinely
called into question.

Over and over, solid peer-reviewed science was insulted as corrupt,
while blog posts from fossil-fuel-funded groups were cited as objective
fact. Worst of all, they didn't even get the irony of quoting oil-funded
blogs that called university scientists biased."

OMG a phd

so let me condense the last 40 years of climate "science"

It began with "OMG we're all going to freeze to death"
then "OMG we're all going to roast"
Now It's "OMG something is going to happen sometime"

I can see why you are all so afraid of debate

LOL







It's just science. Observation induction and deduction.
Read up on Amazonia, smallpox, reforestation, consequent drop in CO2 and
the little ice age.

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:51:20 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:40:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:36:59 AM UTC-6, wrote:
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Tilt - THIS IS TECH SUPPORT - your current wait time is 432 minutes.

On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 1:58:17 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:51:20 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 12:40:52 PM UTC-5, Uncarollo2 wrote:
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:36:59 AM UTC-6, wrote:
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What rant?